Adjustable dress form system

Abstract

A body form includes various reconfigurable portions that are adjusted to establish a preferred shape and/or size in order to achieve body feature(s) having a desired form. The preferred body form is constructed with adjustable bust and buttock portions. Each adjustable breast portion includes internally adjustable breast portions. Likewise, the buttock portion includes internally adjustable cheek portions. In this manner, a more universal and versatile body form is provided that can be readily altered depending on a desire/need of the fashion designer, clothing display personnel or the like.

1 . A body form having selectively configurable body sections comprising:
 a frame member;   a main body supported by the frame member, said main body having a breast section including first and second breast portions, with the first and second breast portions including first and second cover members which establish frontal sections of the first and second breast portions respectively; and   at least one adjuster mechanism supported by the frame member and connected to the first and second cover members for shifting the first and second cover members relative to a remainder of the main body in order to selectively alter a size and shape of the breast section.   
   
   
       2 . The body form according to  claim 1 , wherein the first and second breast portions include first and second frontal openings, said first and second cover members extending across and covering the first and second frontal openings respectively. 
   
   
       3 . The body form according to  claim 2 , wherein the first and second frontal openings expose an interior of the main body, said at least one adjuster mechanism being positioned in the interior. 
   
   
       4 . The body form according to  claim 3 , wherein the at least one adjuster mechanism includes a first end connected to the frame member and a second end engaging at least one of the first and second cover members. 
   
   
       5 . The body form according to  claim 4 , wherein the at least one adjuster mechanism includes first and second adjuster mechanisms for shifting the first and second cover members respectively. 
   
   
       6 . The body form according to  claim 5 , wherein each of the first and second adjuster mechanisms includes first and second sections, with said first section being connected to the frame member and said second section abutting a corresponding one of the first and second covers members. 
   
   
       7 . The body form according to  claim 2 , wherein each of the first and second cover members are pivotally mounted for movement relative to the remainder of the main body. 
   
   
       8 . The body form according to  claim 7 , wherein each of the first and second cover members includes a flap portion that extends into a respective one of the first and second frontal openings. 
   
   
       9 . The body form according to  claim 7 , further comprising: first and second hinge members pivotally connecting the first and second cover members to the remainder of the main body. 
   
   
       10 . The body form according to  claim 1 , further comprising: first and second web members, each of the first and second web members engaging an inner surface of respective one of the first and second cover members. 
   
   
       11 . The body form according to  claim 10 , wherein each of the first and second web members is interposed between the at least one adjuster mechanism and a respective one of the first and second cover members. 
   
   
       12 . The body form according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one adjuster mechanism includes first and second telescoping sections. 
   
   
       13 . The body form according to  claim 12 , wherein the first telescoping section includes a slot having formed therein a plurality of notches that establish a plurality of fixed extension positions for the at least one adjuster mechanism. 
   
   
       14 . The body form according to  claim 1 , wherein the main body further includes a buttocks section having first and second cheek portions, with the first and second cheek portions including at least one additional cover member which establishes exposed portions of the first and second cheek portions, said body form further comprising at least one additional adjuster mechanism supported by the frame member and connected to the at least one additional cover member for shifting the at least one additional cover member relative to the remainder of the main body in order to selectively alter a size and shape of the buttocks section. 
   
   
       15 . The body form according to  claim 14 , wherein the at least one additional cover member extends across and covers at least one additional opening of the buttocks section. 
   
   
       16 . A body form having selectively configurable body sections comprising:
 a frame member;   a main body supported by the frame member, said main body having a breast section including first and second breast portions, with the first and second breast portions including first and second cover members which establish frontal sections of the first and second breast portions respectively; and   means for shifting the first and second cover members relative to a remainder of the main body in order to selectively alter a size and shape of the breast section.   
   
   
       17 . The body form according to  claim 16 , wherein the main body further includes a buttocks section having first and second cheek portions, with the first and second cheek portions including at least one additional cover member which establishes exposed portions of the first and second cheek portions, said body form further comprising an additional adjuster means for shifting the at least one additional cover member relative to the remainder of the main body in order to selectively alter a size and shape of the buttocks section. 
   
   
       18 . A method of selectively adjusting configurable body sections of a body form having a main body including breast and buttocks sections comprising:
 repositioning at least one adjuster mechanism to shift cover members extending across frontal openings of first and second breast portions of the breast section relative to a remainder of the main body to selectively alter a size and shape of the breast section; and   repositioning at least one additional adjuster mechanism to shift at least one additional cover member extending across at least one additional opening of the buttocks section relative to the remainder of the main body to selectively alter a size and shape of the buttocks section.   
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 18 , further comprising:
 pivoting the first and second cover members relative to the remainder of the main body to selectively alter the size and shape of the breast section; and   pivoting the at least one additional cover member relative to the remainder of the main body to selectively alter the size and shape of the buttocks section.